A G
E N D A
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
DEL NORTE COUNTY
STATE OF
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REGULAR
MEETING |
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 |
8:30 AM |
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of Supervisors of the A closed
session may be held at some time during the meeting to discuss litigation
and/or personnel matters. There is a
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hearing of the Board of Supervisors and a 60-day statute of limitations
relating to ministerial actions of the Board of Supervisors. NOTE:
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Present: Leslie McNamer, Martha
McClure, Michael Sullivan, Gerry Hemmingsen and David Finigan
Absent: None
CLOSED SESSION 8:30 A.M.
Public
Comment on Closed Session items only.
Hold a closed session to consider and
discuss litigation and personnel matters: I) Personnel negotiations pursuant to
Government Code 54957.6 between County negotiator the County Administrative
Officer and the Del Norte County Employees' Association, Sheriffs Employees'
Association, represented and unrepresented bargaining units. II) Conference with legal counsel – A) Existing
litigation pursuant to Government code 54956.9(a), Parnell v.
REGULAR SESSION 10:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M. Call the meeting to order and take roll.
Action: Chair Hemmingsen called the meeting to order and the Clerk took
silent roll noting that all were present.
·
The
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by County Administrative Officer, Jay
Sarina.
Action: Jay Sarina, County Administrative Officer, led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
·
Election
of Chair and Vice-Chair
Action: Supervisor McClure nominated Supervisor McNamer as Chair.
No other motions were made.
On a motion by Supervisor McClure, the Board unanimously approved
Supervisor McNamer to serve as Chair of the Board of Supervisors.
Supervisor Finigan nominated Supervisor Sullivan as Vice-Chair.
Supervisor Sullivan nominated Supervisor Hemmingsen as Vice-Chair.
Motion:
Move to approve
Move:
Michael Sullivan
Second:
None
Vote Yea:
4 Michael
Sullivan, Leslie McNamer, Martha McClure, Gerry Hemmingsen
Vote Nay:
1 David
Finigan
Vote Abstain: 0 None
·
Introduction
of new employees to the Board of Supervisors.
Action: No new employees were introduced.
·
Report
of any actions from closed session by
Action: No actions were reported from Closed Session.
·
The
Chair requests any deletions, corrections or additions from Board members to the
agenda at this time. In order to add an
item to the agenda, the matter must have come to the attention of the County
subsequent to the posting of the agenda and the matter requires action before
the next regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
Action: On a motion by Supervisor Sullivan and seconded by Supervisor
Finigan, the following two (2) items were added to the agenda as urgency items
that arose subsequent to the posting of the agenda:
(1) Approve
and authorize the Chair to sign an agreement with Del Norte County and Frontier
Communications Northwest Inc. for Services as requested by the Director of
Information Technology. and (2)
Grant approval for sale by the Tax Collector of Tax-Defaulted Property Subject
to the Power of Sale by Sealed Bid.
Motion: Move to Approve
Move: Michael Sullivan
Second: David Finigan
AYES: 5 Gerry Hemmingsen, Martha McClure,
Michael Sullivan, David Finigan, Leslie McNamer
Urgency Item #1: Approve and authorize the Chair to sign an agreement with Del
Norte County and Frontier Communications Northwest Inc. for Services as
requested by the Director of Information Technology.
On
a motion by Supervisor Sullivan and seconded by Supervisor McClure, the Board
authorized the Chair to sign the Agreement between Del Norte County and
Frontier Communications Northwest Inc.
Motion: Move
to Approve
Move: Michael Sullivan
Second: Martha McClure
AYES: 5 Gerry Hemmingsen, Martha McClure,
Michael Sullivan, David
Finigan, Leslie
McNamer
Urgency
Item #2 : Grant approval for sale
by the Tax Collector of Tax-Defaulted Property Subject to the Power of Sale by
Sealed Bid as requested by the Treasurer-Tax Collector.
Supervisor
Hemmingsen asked that APN #'s 105-30-45 A,B, C and APN #'s beginning with 107
and 108 be excluded.
On
a motion by Supervisor Hemmingsen and seconded by Supervisor Sullivan, the
Board granted approval for sale by the Tax Collector of Tax-Defaulted Property
Subject to the Power of Sale by Public Auction with the exception of the
following properties:
APN 105-30-45 A, 105-30-45 B, and 105-30-45 C.
APN
107-032-07, 107-034-09, 107-041-07, 107-051-21, 107-071-12, 107-071-26,
107-081-15, 107-111-05, 107-122-12, 107-141-19, 107-201-11, 107-233-12, and 107-243-11.
APN
108-022-10, 108-031-24, 108-063-08, 108-072-07, 108-081-09, 108-130-09,
108-141-20, 108-142-14, 108-161-25, 108-220-25, 108-221-11, 108-250-10,
108-251-11, 108-270-08, 108-270-09, 108-291-09, 108-292-18, and 108-312-04.
Motion:
Move to approve
Move:
Gerry Hemmingsen
Second:
Michael Sullivan
Vote Yea:
5 Gerry
Hemmingsen, Michael Sullivan, Leslie McNamer, Martha McClure, David Finigan
SCHEDULED ITEMS:
Action: No Public Comment was given.
Action: Supervisor Sullivan reported on attending Action Summary,
attending a meeting with Jay Sarina, County Administrative Officer, and Neal
Lopez, Assistant County Administrative Officer, regarding the Solid Waste
Ad-Hoc Committee, attending a Tri-Agency Economic Development Authority
meeting, attending his swearing in for County Supervisor, commented that he was
a guest speaker at the Republican Women's Luncheon, commented that he had an
opportunity to help out with coaching with the County's Youth Basketball
program, and commented on an upcoming RAC meeting
Supervisor Hemmingsen reported on being sworn in as County
Supervisor, meeting in County Counsel's office with Deputy County Counsel and
Cecilia Burzycki, Paralegal II; meeting with Ian Trueblood, Deputy County
Counsel, a property owner of Pacific Shores, and Kelly Smith, Attorney at Law
regarding a possible settlement, participating in Agenda Review, attending a
Border Coast Regional Airport Authority meeting, attending several meetings
regarding the Trawl Rationalization program, meeting with Supervisor Finigan,
Neal Lopez, Assistant County Administrative Officer, Jay Sarina, County
Administrative Officer, and the Yurok Tribe, and wished everyone a Happy New
Year.
Supervisor McClure reported on spending time with family during
the holidays, reviewing revised RAC applications for the upcoming meeting
tonight, attending the swearing in of the new District Attorney, commented that
Judge Follet had sworn in the Democratic Central Committee for this year,
attending a Democratic Assembly meeting in Humboldt County, commented on an
upcoming Executive Senior Board meeting, commented that she has been in contact
with representatives from the Resource Legacy Foundation regarding Battery
Point Lighthouse, and commented that she had recently toured Pacific Shores.
Supervisor Finigan reported on attending a Tri-Agency meeting,
traveling to Sacramento and commented that the following meetings were held
there: attending a meeting at the CSAC
Executive Offices where Governor Brown was speaking regarding the Budget,
meeting with Assemblyman Silva, meeting with Senator Steinberg regarding
outcome based services, meeting with Senator Dutton, meeting with Assembly
Republican Chair Connie Conway, and meeting with Assemblymember Gordon. He also
reported on attending a City, County, Schools, Coalition meeting and meeting
with Supervisor Hemmingsen, Jay Sarina, County Administrative Officer, Neal
Lopez, Assistant County Administrative Officer, and representatives from the Yurok
Tribe regarding proposed land acquisition.
Supervisor McNamer expressed her appreciation to Supervisor
Finigan for his work in
Action: James Goltz Ph.D. Earthquake and Tsunami Program Manager for
CAL-EMA, gave a presentation on the Live Code Tsunami Activation Test.
On a motion by Supervisor Sullivan and seconded by Supervisor
Finigan, the Board approved and supported the County's participation in the
Live Code Tsunami Activation Test for March 23, 2011.
Motion:
Move to approve
Move:
Michael Sullivan
Second:
David Finigan
Vote Yea:
5 Michael
Sullivan, David Finigan, Leslie McNamer, Martha McClure, Gerry Hemmingsen
Vote Nay:
0 None
Vote Abstain: 0 None
Action:
Public Comment was given by Eileen Cooper and Mark Warner.
CONSENT AGENDA
Comments
from members of the public may be heard at this time regarding matters on the
Consent Agenda only.
Action: On a motion by Superivsor Finigan and seconded by Supervisor
Sullivan, the Board approved the Consent Agenda, (Items 5 through 13).
Motion:
Move to approve
Move:
David Finigan
Second:
Michael Sullivan
Vote Yea:
5 David
Finigan, Michael Sullivan, Leslie McNamer, Martha McClure, Gerry Hemmingsen
Vote Nay:
0 None
Vote Abstain: 0 None
5.
Approve
the Minutes from the December 14, 2010 Board of Supervisors' Meeting.** Document
Action: Approved
6.
Approve
the Minutes from the December 28, 2010 Board of Supervisors' Meeting.** Document
Action: Approved
Action: Approved (DNCO Resolution 2011-001)
Action: Approved (DNCO Resolution 2011-002)
Action: Approved (DNCO Agreement 2011-002)
Action: Approved
Action: Approved
Action: Approved (DNCO Agreement 2011-003)
Action: Approved
REGULAR ITEMS
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Action: On a motion by Supervisor Finigan and seconded by Supervisor
Sullivan, the Board accepted the proposed replacement attorney by a majority
vote of the Board of Supervisors and approved the Reassignment of Duties
replacing Jon Alexander with Robert Drossel. (DNCO Agreement 2011-004)
Motion:
Move to approve
Move:
David Finigan
Second:
Michael Sullivan
Vote Yea:
5 David
Finigan, Michael Sullivan, Leslie McNamer, Martha McClure, Gerry Hemmingsen
Vote Nay:
0 None
Vote Abstain: 0 None
BUDGET TRANSFERS:
Action: On a motion by Supervisor Sullivan and seconded by Supervisor
Hemmingsen, the Board approved Budget Transfers (01-01) and (01-02).
Motion:
Move to approve
Move:
Michael Sullivan
Second:
Gerry Hemmingsen
Vote Yea:
5 Michael
Sullivan, Gerry Hemmingsen, Leslie McNamer, Martha McClure, David Finigan
Vote Nay:
0 None
Vote Abstain: 0 None
Action: Approved
Action: Approved
LEGISLATIVE AND BUDGET ISSUES:
Action: Jay Sarina, County Administrative Officer, commented the on
proposed budget and mentioned that the critical aspect is the June vote. He
stated that some of the larger issues were regarding Social Services, Law
Enforcement, and Redevelopment Agencies.
The Board agreed to bring this discussion back at a later meeting.
CAPITAL PROJECTS:
18. Verbal
Update. Information Only.
Action: Jay Sarina, County Administrative Officer, gavie a verbal update
on Capital Projects
ADJOURNMENT
Jeremi Ruiz,
Clerk of the Board
THE AGENDA AND ACTION
SUMMARY ARE AVAILABLE ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE: www.co.del-norte.ca.us